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Rhynchobatus pristinus

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchobatus pristinus was named by Probst (1877).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. bruxelliensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Rhynchobatus pristinus Probst
1987Rhynchobatus pristinus Cappetta p. 134
2009Rhynchobatus pristinus Cicimurri and Knight p. 635

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyRhynchobatidae
genusRhynchobatusMüller and Henle 1837
speciespristinusProbst 1877

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Rhynchobatus pristinus Probst 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Messinian or 38.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Rhynchobatus pristinus (202014)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan Rhynchobatus pristinus (150337)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan (Balochistan) Rhynchobatus pristinus (78520)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Rhynchobatus pristinus (175334)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) Rhynchobatus pristinus (97550)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (North Carolina) Rhynchobatus pristinus (71660)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Maryland) Rhynchobatus pristinus (71807)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Malta (Gozo) Rhynchobatus pristinus (161385)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria (Styria) Rhynchobatus pristinus (161909)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Rhynchobatus pristinus (90354)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) Rhynchobatus pristinus (161993)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Rhynchobatus pristinus (162678)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Portugal Rhynchobatus pristinus (91423)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Portugal (Alvalade) Rhynchobatus pristinus (65955)